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This page accesses the Code of Maryland (Statutes) and the Maryland Municipal Charters and Resolutions
as compiled and maintained by the Department of Legislative Services.

The Code is arranged by and organized into “Articles”
(e.g. Transportation Article), which are further subdivided into “titles”, “subtitles”, “sections”,
“subsections”, “paragraphs”, subparagraphs”, etc.

Note that the “official” compilation of the laws (Chapters) enacted at each
session of the General Assembly is published by the State as the “Laws of Maryland”,
commonly referred to as the “Session Laws”. The Session Laws for each session are compiled
chronologically by chapter number and serve as the source law from which the statutes
accessed here are derived.

While the “Laws of Maryland” (Session Laws) constitute the official laws of the State, this Code
and the annotated versions noted below are accepted as “evidence” of the law in all State courts
and by all public offices and officials (See § 10-201 of the Courts & Judicial
Proceedings Article). However, in the event of a conflict between the Code and the Session Laws,
the Session Laws prevail.

Note: Annotated versions of the Code, published by LexisNexis and West, are available
in book and online formats. These Annotated Codes include references to case law, related
citations, and explanatory notations.

The Municipal Charters are updated each year by incorporating all charter resolutions
received by the Department through May 31 of that year. Individual Municipal Resolutions are published to the General Assembly website as they are received by the Department.

(3) The Governor
shall appoint the members with the advice of the Secretary and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.

(4) The Governor
may appoint each of the professional members from a list of at least
3 names submitted to the Secretary by the Maryland Society of Surveyors.

(b) Each consumer
member of the Board:

(1) shall be a
member of the general public;

(2) may not be
a licensee or otherwise be subject to regulation by the Board;

(3) may not be
required to meet the qualifications for the professional members of
the Board; and

(4) may not, within
1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have
received compensation from a person regulated by the Board.

(c) While a member
of the Board, a consumer member may not:

(1) have a financial
interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the
Board; or

(2) grade any examination
given by or for the Board.

(d) Before taking
office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by
Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.

(e) (1) The
term of a member is 5 years and begins on July 1.

(2) The terms of
members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members
of the Board on October 1, 1989.

(3) At the end
of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed
and qualifies.

(4) A member who
is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the
term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(f) (1) The
Governor may remove a member for incompetence, misconduct, neglect
of duties, or other good cause.

(2) Except as provided
in paragraph (3) of this subsection and subject to paragraph (4) of
this subsection, a member shall be considered to have resigned if
the member did not attend at least two–thirds of the Board meetings
held during any consecutive 12–month period while the member
was serving on the Board.

(3) The Governor
may waive a member’s resignation and allow the member to continue
serving if the member has been unable to attend meetings for reasons
satisfactory to the Governor and the reasons are made public.

(4) In accordance
with § 8–501 of the State Government Article, the chairman
shall provide notice to the Governor and the Governor shall appoint
a successor.